North Canterbury News: September 14, 2023
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NEWS<br />
10 The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>September</strong> <strong>14</strong>, <strong>2023</strong><br />
Spring celebration<br />
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The 90th edition of the Woodend Spring<br />
FlowerShow will be held on <strong>September</strong><br />
30.<br />
Appropriately it willhave a1930’s<br />
theme,and there will be somespecial<br />
guestsamong the blooms at the Woodend<br />
Community Centre.<br />
Representatives from the America<br />
Daffodil Society will be visiting the show.<br />
There will be an extensive exhibition<br />
of daffodils,many shownbywellknown<br />
New Zealand growers.<br />
Entries are being sought from <strong>North</strong><br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong>’sgardeners to showcase<br />
their spring flowersand produce, baking<br />
and preserves, and handcrafts, whichare<br />
open to children and adults. Entries are<br />
free of charge.<br />
There is special‘blokes’section, as<br />
well as photography and acolouring<br />
competition.<br />
As the 90thyear is celebrated one of the<br />
children’s challenges is to decorate their<br />
bike or scooter and bring it to the show by<br />
12.30pm for WaimakaririMayor Dan<br />
Gordontojudge.<br />
For buddingflorists, a1930’sbridal<br />
bouquet, Spring of 1930’s, and ‘High Tea’<br />
are sections in the decorativesection.<br />
In the handcraft section, hessianoven<br />
cloths, and lavender bagsare included.<br />
Victoria sponge,rum balls and<br />
shortbread are someofthe challenges in<br />
the baking section.<br />
There will be devonshireteas and<br />
marketstalls in the car park, and a<br />
prizegiving at 4pm where winners will be<br />
presented trophies and prizemoney.<br />
To encouragechildren to enter the<br />
show acraft morning will be held in the<br />
schoolholidays at the Woodend<br />
Community Centre on Wednesday,<br />
<strong>September</strong> 27, from 10am to 12noon.<br />
The cost is $2 per childand all<br />
materials are supplied to create a<br />
Floral beauties ... Sherri Hirtzel, left, and<br />
her daughter Julie Planner look over the cut<br />
flowers at last year’s annual Woodend<br />
Spring Flower Show.<br />
PHOTO: JOHN COSGROVE<br />
collage, atinfoil sportsperson, a<br />
pinecone animaland adecorated biscuit.<br />
Due to demand,children must register<br />
with Val Cotton (03 3128410) or Pam<br />
Cleeve (pamjcleeve@gmail.com).<br />
The show opensfrom 1pm to 4pm.<br />
Thereisa$2entry fee for adults.<br />
Children are free.<br />
Schedules and details are available at<br />
woodendspringflowershow.weebly.com<br />
or on its Facebook page.<br />
Hard copiesare available from libraries,<br />
Paws Vets Woodend, sponsors of the<br />
colouringcompetition, and otherlocal<br />
businesses.<br />
Send to GlenisEverts at<br />
gheverts1952@gmail.com.<br />
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